grand viziers
Sultan's chief ministers
Grand viziers is the plural of grand vizier, the chief minister or highest-ranking official in the Ottoman Empire and some other Islamic states.
The grand vizier held enormous power, often governing on behalf of the sultan: The grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire wielded authority second only to the sultan himself.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts or fantasy settings.
One who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
right-hand · chamberlain · mentor · guide · mediator · negotiator · trustee · seneschal
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
betrayal · treachery · poisoning · deception · manipulation · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · clandestine
Negotiation between nations
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- statecraftArt of government
- policyAdopted principle of action
bureaucracy · ministers · cabinet · decree · mandate · legislation · sovereignty · court
Power to enforce obedience
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- influencePower to affect others
- reignSovereign's time in power
rule · dominance · control · ascendancy · hegemony · patronage · favoritism · appointment
Istanbul imperial palace
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
advisor
One who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
sage · right-hand · chamberlain · mentor · guide · mediator · negotiator · trustee · seneschal · prudence
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- plottingDevising a secret plan
assassination · betrayal · treachery · poisoning · deception · manipulation · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · clandestine · backstabbing
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- statecraftArt of government
policy · bureaucracy · ministers · cabinet · decree · mandate · legislation · sovereignty · court · chancellery
authority
Power to enforce obedience
reign · rule · dominance · control · ascendancy · hegemony · patronage · favoritism · appointment · dismissal
Topkapi
Istanbul imperial palace
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
grand vizierssultans
Islamic royal sovereigns
monarchs · emperors · sovereigns · caliphs · shahs
grand vizierscommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
subjects · peasants · ordinary citizens · the masses · serfs
grand, vizier, grander, grandest, grandly, grandness, grandeur, grandiose, grandiosity